Cookie..this time...

Made some cookie yesterday...using the "ready mix" bought from supermarket as well...turn out to be quite nice...full of chocolate and not too sweet...i love it a lot...haha...

Hubby feels surprise that i been fond with making cake and cookie...Well, can stuff my own stomach and fill the free time...So why not...hehe...

Stitching update : Guan Yin #1

Have continue with my stitching since brother's wedding. That's about 3 weeks ago.

I have finally finish stitching the cloth. Look nice, ya?? Will start to stitch the lotus under her feet. I hope i could finish the whole picture before my baby due. Else, i won't have free time doing it anymore when i have to take care of my little girl. ;)

Butter cupcakes

Mum suggested that since i am free at home, why not try making some snacks or cake. So last week, we did some cupcakes using the "ready butter cake mix" bought from supermarket. It's quite easy. We only have to add in butter and eggs, and baked according to instructions.

My butter (magerine actually..hehe...) cupcakes, look nice?? I like it more while serving hot and should be nice with black coffee. Too bad i can't have coffee at the moment (not good for pregnant women ;{ ). Anyhow, to me, it tasted too sweet but my cousins love it a lot.

Later, will try making others according to recipe instead of those ready cake mix. Hmmm.....It'll be more challenging...

7th & 8th pregnancy check up..

7th pregnancy check up was done at GH poli on 14 Jul. It was 2 weeks since my last routine check at the same poli. The biggest purpose of this check is to make sure my Hb is ok.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 100/60
Hb : 11.0 (finally near to minimum of 11.5)
Weight : 48.3kg (gained 1.3kg within 2 weeks)
Baby heart beat normal.

Thanks God! My Hb is near to normal. I think the assumption about "red dates" should be quite true, although it helps enriching blood, but via blood circulation way ie. splitting blood cells for body to generate more blood, so within short time my Hb shown low. It can still be eaten, just don't when wanna go check up...hehehe...The nurse has requested me to cont on the vitamins, and my next appointment will be a month later (no need be back within 2 weeks :}).

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8th pregnancy check up..

Go to private gynea for routine check on 19th Jul, although i have just gone to the poli few days ago. Have to go both places because i still haven't decide where to deliver my baby, therefore, have to have records at both places. Other reasons are the poli will check on Hb and give vitamins for free, but they don't do ultrasound (will only do twice throughout the whole pregnancy period). They just merely listen to baby heart beat to make sure baby is ok (wonder about it because sometime the heart beat sound not really clear).

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Weight : 48.3kg
Baby's weight already 665gm (grown more than 300gm in a month and my tummy been expanding a lot, feeling heavy...hehe...).
Baby's heart beat normal.

Beside checking my baby's size (upon development), the gynea also confirmed that my placenta has gone up, and should be able to deliver my baby naturally (glad to know that).

Looking forward to meet my girl....still have 4 months to go...

Home made chicken essence

This is the soup i drink once every week, pure chicken essence with herb, a kind of 'ginseng'. It's said good for health especially pregnant women. It's very tasty but costly. hehe...Believe it or not....This bowl itself cost me about RM70....

Me and mum went to a Chinese medicine store to buy this because i had finished those bought earlier by grandma. The storekeeper intro us the one which said to be the best quality from America. It costs RM90 for only 4gm. There are other same herb which is cheaper from other country but the quality isn't so good. He asked us to buy some to try 1st, then we'll know the difference. The storekeeper suggested to use all for once, but i have asked mum to split into 2 times (too expensive...hehe).

Well, indeed it is really nice, nicer than all i had before, but i'm not sure whether is the "Kampong chicken" or the herb making the soup nicer. Anyway, having the expensive one, once in a while is okay, but if always sure will bankrupt before my baby is born....will have to get some cheap one.....hehehe....

Thanks to mum, because of her, i can have nice soup...

Brother's Wedding

So fast, brother's wedding has passed for about a week. Our house is finally back to normal. I have never thought when there is a wedding, as a family member we would be so busy. We were all exhausted after the wedding. Last time, my wedding was a simple one due to distance (Penang and Muar). We have avoid lots of traditional ritual, tired though (due to travelling), but not much preparation to be done.

For brother's wedding, as early before months, we were busy in and out for the preparation. Then, till the wedding, busy entertaining relatives, making sure everything has carry out in order. After the wedding, busy cleaning up the house. I am really glad that hubby is helping a lot on my behalf especially on the wedding day because i am not convenient to walk around much. That's why we don't really have much private time while he is back.

Now after the wedding is over, i only realised i don't have any photo to be posted. The only photo i have taken is family photo, taken by the photographer but i still yet to get it. Hm.....waste my hassle "setting" my hair for the wedding dinner.....

Anyway, the wedding was cheerly, all of us is happy.

Wishing my brother and sister in law "Happy Ever After".

6th pregnancy check up..

Routine check up at GH poli was done on 30th June 2009. I am the only one that afternoon, so the check up is quite fast without waiting.

Urine test : normal
Blood pressure : 110/70
Hb : 9.5 (ONLY!!! reduced again!!!)
Weight : 47kg (gained about 2kg within a month, according to schedule, nothing to worry)

I was shocked when i saw the Hb result, wondering why it reduced again. I have started to take iron pills twice a day (sometimes forget though :p) and i make sure myself eating enough nutrition foods. Mum also keep making chicken soup for me.....

The nurses nagged on me when she saw my Hb result, i know it's very low. They said if it continue to be low, i might have to be admitted!!! (**my GOD** pls help). I told them i have no idea why since i have eaten as they taught. One of them check my baby's heart beat, it's normal.

Then, we have little chat on my Hb since they are free that afternoon. They asked whether i felt dizzy or any problem, which i don't. I am just as usual. We talked about my eating habits. I found out from them, iron pills have to take before meal and all other vitamins after meal which all the while i took wrongly ie. all at once after meal...hehe...^could it be the reason??^ Then one of the nurse asked whether i eat "Chinese red dates". Of course i did, it is known to help enriching blood. Coincidentally, i have just drink the drink cook with it before i go check up. But she told me, the red dates actually will split up our blood cells and causing it watery. That was what we don't know. So, we suspect that is the reason why my Hb become low when i go check up. Could be it helps to split the blood cells in order for my body to produce more blood, but the process wasn't fast enough. She suggest me not to eat so frequent. Anyway, will just try out and see, don't drink before my next check up.

Next appointment will be on 14th July. Due to my low Hb, they want me to have routine check once every 2 weeks. And i will have to start baby kick count. Well, since the poli is quite near to my house, i don't mind frequent check, as long is good for my baby. Hopefully i am okay from next check up onwards.

Birthday greeting.....to my dearest HUBBY...

Happy Birthday, my darling....
It's your 30th....haha...
Although i am not with you on this day....
Although it's your 1st day back to work from holiday....


Wishing everything is smooth and steady around you....
Have a great day and year ahead....

Hubby is back..

...to SZ.

Earlier on i been counting down for hubby to be back for brother's wedding.
And today, we have sent him off.

His trip back this time is really rush.
We are busy all the time for brother's wedding, entertainning relatives who come for the wedding, tidying the house after the wedding.........from the day he's back till today he leaves.
End up we don't really have much private time...sigh....

Now, i will have to start another count down, a much more longer period this time.
Hubby will only be back again on November when i deliver our baby, that's another 4 months!!!
How am i going passed these periods??
Hopefully time could go faster.......

CDT (cash deposit machine)....convenient?? efficient??

Yesterday afternoon, i company mum go to MayBank to bank in some money. That was the 2nd time she went. She has gone there that morning, but all the machine was out of service.

Thinking that deposit via CDT should be quite fast, i waited her in the car. End up i waited her for more than 1/2 hour in the car!!! After she was done, she told me the queue is really long and only 2 out of 3 machines are working.

Come on....machines out of service on a banking day???
Some more in the afternoon???
How about during public holiday or weekend then???
None of them can be used???

I thought CDT is created for public convenience and for efficiency. People could deposit anytime 24 x 7 when needed without spending time queing at the bank counter. However, what my mum go through at MayBank doesn't seem convenient and efficient at all.

I remember spending the same period of time opening a new account at Public bank (including waiting time). That's efficient!!